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A50
sports
Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Tuesday, October 6, 2015
JELANI BECKLES
T&T Cycling Federation (TTCF)
president Robert Farrier wants
national endurance cyclist Emile
Abraham to help the young national
endurance riders, after Abraham
announced on Sunday that he will
retire from the sport.
Abraham, 41, made the announce-
ment at the final prize presentation
and farewell lime when the Tobago
International Cycling Classic con-
cluded on Sunday. Abraham s last
outing for the national team will be
the Caribbean Road Championships
in Barbados on October 17 and 18.
Farrier, who described Abraham s
career as outstanding, wants to utilise
the veteran s expertise.
Farrier said: "I like to see people
of his stature give back to the sport.
I will have a discussion with him soon
about bringing endurance riders to
the level of the sprinters. He has the
knowledge to give back, he can put
his knowledge to use." Farrier added
the TTCF will discuss how it will
reward Abraham for his service to the
sport.
The TTCF president is counting
on the younger cyclists to fill Abra-
ham s shoes. "We have depth in that
(endurance) area, especially in the
young riders such as omnium riders
Akil Campbell and Varun Maharajh.
It s time for them to step up and fill
his shoes."
A lot is expected of national junior
cyclist Tyler Cole, who won the over-
all division two title at the four-stage
Tobago International Cycling Clas-
sic.Farrier respects Abraham for com-
peting at a high level until his
announcement. "It will be good if he
could share his secrets with everyone.
He has done well to compete at a
high level for so many years."
Former top national cyclist Gene
Samuel said Abraham s retirement
did not come as a surprise. Samuel
said: "It does not come as a surprise,
he has been easing up for the last
two years. All good things come to
an end. He is our best road rider cur-
rently."
Samuel also believes the future is
bright. "There are a lot of youngsters
coming up such as my son Gevan,
BEIJING---A teary-eyed Eugenie
Bouchard retired from her opening
match against Andrea Petkovic at the
China Open due to dizziness on Mon-
day, her first match since falling at the
US Open last month and suffering a
concussion.
Bouchard slipped in the locker room
after her third-round win against
Dominika Cibulkova at the US Open,
falling backward and landing hard on
the back of her head. She was forced
to withdraw from the tournament, as
well as subsequent tournaments in Tokyo
and Wuhan, China. The Canadian was
trailing 6-2, 1-1 against Petkovic yes-
terday when she decided to call it quits.
"I thought I was physically ready, but
unfortunately the symptoms of my con-
cussion came back," Bouchard said in
a statement. "I hope to get well soon
and look forward to returning next year."
After Bouchard retired from the
match, Petkovic came around the net
to check on her.
"I just asked her what happened, and
she told me that she felt very dizzy," the
German said. "Then I asked if it was
the same, if it still was the concussion.
She said, Yeah, it tends to come back
when she gets physically very active. "
It s been a difficult year for Bouchard
following her breakout season in 2014
when she reached the Wimbledon final
and the semifinals at the Australian and
French Open. Her record in 2015, mean-
while, is just 12-17 and her ranking has
fallen all the way from No 5 to No 38.
The Canadian s retirement came on
the heels of four other withdrawals in
the women s draw on Sunday, including
top-seeded Simona Halep, who retired
from her match against Spain s Lara
Arruabarrena with a recurring Achilles
injury. Defending champion Maria
Sharapova and world No 1 Serena
Williams also withdrew before the tour-
nament began, citing injuries. In
women s second-round matches, US
Open runner-up Roberta Vinci of Italy
defeated Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium
6-2, 6-2, Madison Keys of the United
States rallied to beat Kateryna Bon-
darenko of Ukraine 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, and
seventh-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro
ousted Puerto Rico s Monica Puig 7-6
(1), 6-2.
In a first-round match, Switzerland s
Belinda Bencic outlasted Madison Bren-
gle of the United States 6-7 (4), 6-4,
6-3. In the men s draw, eighth-seeded
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was upset
by Austria s Andreas Haider-Maurer 7-
6 (4), 6-2. Tsonga said afterward that
he, too, felt dizzy during the match and
he was asked if the heavy pollution in
Beijing on Monday had affected his play.
According to the US Embassy s air qual-
ity measurements, the PM 2.5 reading
hit 366 in the evening, which is con-
sidered "hazardous" on the index.
"I don t know. You know, nothing in
me can calculate if it s enough oxygen
for me or not," he said. "Today I had
an opponent, he was just better than
me today." In other first-round matches,
Serbia s Viktor Troicki upset fifth-seeded
Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 6-4, sev-
enth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium
defeated Italy s Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-
3, and Chinese wild card Zhang Ze,
ranked No 219 in the world, beat 70th-
ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-
3, 1-6, 6-3. (AP)
Farrier wants Abraham
to help young cyclists
but I think Emile is a level ahead and
I am sorry to see him retire but he
will be around to encourage the young
riders."
The former sprint cyclist believes
Abraham still has the ability to com-
pete at a top level and he proved that
at the UCI Tour of Tobago on Sunday
when he was the only T&T cyclist to
finish the gruelling 120km race. "Emile
has been racing on the North Amer-
ican Pro Circuit. It is a mental thing,
physically he is still able. He was the
only T&T cyclist to finish yesterday."
Abraham finished 17th overall in the
Tour of Tobago event.
The Tour of Tobago is a UCI-sanc-
tioned event, therefore top interna-
tional riders come to Tobago to com-
pete. Samuel hopes he is rewarded
for his efforts. "Something should be
done, he has flown the flag for many
years."
Bouchard retires from
opening match at China Open
National cyclist Emile Abraham announced his retirement on
Sunday.